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M8.5 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

37960 d ago · 11 Nov 1922, 04:32 UTC 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile on 11 Nov 1922, 04:32 UTC at a depth of 70 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vallenar, about 94 km away in Atacama, Chile.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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